Shipping to the European Union.
Good morning, I recently started selling on eBay and my first buyer lives in Lithuania.
Can someone suggest how to find the cheapest shipping option?
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Good morning, I recently started selling on eBay and my first buyer lives in Lithuania.
Can someone suggest how to find the cheapest shipping option?
ilterribile_90
OP3 years agoSorry for the lack of information and thanks for the advice.
I should ship three video games, for a total of 200 grams.
heavenwelkin
·3 years agoInternational Registered Mail if you can stay within 350 grams including packaging.
Alternatively, for Lithuania the ebay shipping manager предлагает UPS at 9.40 euro + VAT (a service definitely superior to registered mail in terms of delivery speed and shipment size)
https://spedizioni.ebay.it
Kind regards
heavenwelkin
·3 years agoP.S. At the same price, I do not recommend the international express service because once it leaves the border, the tracking changes and goes to another courier, which might then go to yet another courier, in short a series of handoffs that, I repeat, at the same price is better to avoid, given that UPS also serves Lithuania and the tracking stays the same.
Kind regards.
heavenwelkin
·3 years agoIt depends on whether it’s a heavy / bulky item or a small and light one.
In the first case you need a courier; in the second case, with international registered mail, you might save money.
For international shipments, also check eBay’s shipping manager, which has very advantageous shipping rates.
Best regards.
orangefisherman
·3 years agoin addition to aracnotto's very useful advice, I'd say that the cheapest method isn't always the safest one. you should also mention the size and weight of the item. anyway, in general, Italian Post for small items (and unless there are special agreements) is the cheapest.
aracnotto
·3 years agoHi, I’d do a search on Google (or whatever the equivalent is) or on a price comparison site to find the most suitable courier...
Here’s an unsolicited bit of advice: since you’re just starting out as a seller, I’d avoid selling abroad until you’ve built up some experience. There are plenty of scams a seller online can run into even within national borders, and they increase exponentially with sales in Europe and, even more so, outside of it! The risk of losing both money and the item is very high...